Fast, Howard Melvin

Fast, Howard Melvin
▪ 2004
 American writer (b. Nov. 11, 1914, New York, N.Y.—d. March 12, 2003, Old Greenwich, Conn.), wrote prolifically, most notably popular historical novels on themes of human rights and social justice. Fast, who was well known for his leftist political beliefs, was the author of more than 80 books in addition to poetry, screenplays, and newspaper articles. He was 19 when his first book was published, and his last work was published in 2000. He was imprisoned for three months in 1950 for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee, after which he was blacklisted for some years, and in 1953 he was awarded the Stalin International Peace Prize. Fast also wrote a series of detective novels under the name E.V. Cunningham. Fast's best-known books included Citizen Tom Paine (1943), Freedom Road (1944), Spartacus (1951), and The Immigrants (1977).

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  • FAST, HOWARD MELVIN — (1914–2003), U.S. author, best known for his imaginative historical novels as well as detective fiction published under the name E.V. Cunningham. Fallen Angel (1951) was published under the name of Walter Ericson. Born and educated in New York… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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  • Howard Melvin Fast — (* 11. November 1914 in New York; † 12. März 2003 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Neben anderen Pseudonymen veröffentlichte Fast seine Werke auch als E. V. Cunningham. 1953 erhielt er den Internationalen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fast, Howard — (b. 1914)    Here is the story of Spartacus, who led the great slave revolt against Rome. I wrote this novel because I considered it an important story for the times in which we live. Not in the mechanical sense of historical parallels, but… …   The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick

  • Howard Fast — Born Howard Melvin Fast November 11, 1914 New York City Died March 12, 2003(2003 03 12) (aged 88) Greenwich, Connecticut …   Wikipedia

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  • fast — weitestgehend; so gut wie; sozusagen; haarscharf; gerade noch (umgangssprachlich); knapp; hautnah (umgangssprachlich); kaum; auf Kante genäht ( …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Howard Fast — Howard Melvin Fast (* 11. November 1914 in New York; † 12. März 2003 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er verfasste vorwiegend historische Romane, Biographien und Dramen; etliche wurden Bestseller. Einige… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Howard Fast — Nom de naissance Howard Melvin Fast Autres noms EV Cunningham Activités Écrivain Naissance 11 novembre 1914 New York Décès 12 mars 2003 Greenwich (Connecticut) …   Wikipédia en Français

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